Ashley Christensen

Ashley Christensen is an American chef, restaurateur, author, and culinary celebrity, born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was James Beard Award Best Chef Southeast in 2014 and in 2017 received Eater's Best Chef in the Nation award.[1] Christensen attended North Carolina State University.[2] Christensen lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was among the five finalists in 2018 for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef. In 2019, she won Outstanding Chef.[3]

She owns several Raleigh restaurants including Poole's Diner, Death & Taxes, and Beasley's Chicken + Honey.[4] Just in 2012, she opened Beasley's, Chuck's and Fox Liquor Bar.[5]

An activist on women's issues, Christensen has been outspoken about sexual harassment in the culinary world and has written columns about the issue.[6] Her own company, AC Restaurants, employed an HR specialist in 2012 to ensure that "situations between employees" can be dealt with "in a truly neutral manner".[7] In 2020, a former employee revealed that they had been sexually assaulted on numerous occasions in one of Christensen's establishments. The victim's full name was publicly revealed by one of Christensen's establishment's Instagram accounts, including a reference to said victim's private exit interview. [8]

In March 2020, Christensen had to temporarily close all of her restaurants, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[9]

References
  1. Drew Jackson (5 December 2017). "Raleigh's Ashley Christensen is Eater's national Chef of the Year". News Observer.
  2. Roberts, Liza. "The evolution of Ashley Christensen". Walter Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. "The 2019 James Beard Award Winners". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Khoury-Hanold, Layla. "Ashley Christensen Didn't Win the James Beard Award This Year, because Her Lack of Moral Leadership Is Evident". IndyWeek.
  5. Roberts, Liza (30 November 2015). "The evolution of Ashley Christensen". www.waltermagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  6. "Raleigh chef Ashley Christensen fires back after 'Just cook and be quiet' comment online". News Observer.
  7. Drew Jackson (October 26, 2017). "After celebrity chef faces harassment allegations, Chef Ashley Christensen calls on industry to 'be better'". News Observer. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. Edwards, Sarah (2020-09-16). "Ashley Christensen Claims She Didn't Know Extent of Abuse at Poole's Diner After Former Employee Comes Forward". INDY Week. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  9. Hanrahan, Katy (2020-03-24). "Ashley Christensen temporarily closes all restaurants :: Out and About at WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-05-13.


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